How To Install ruby-introspection on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-introspection on Debian 12.
What is ruby-introspection
ruby-introspection is:
This library allows a dynamic inspection of the hierarchy of method definitions on a Ruby object. It can be used in particular to detect undesirable changes to classes made by other libraries.
There are three methods to install ruby-introspection on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ruby-introspection Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-introspection using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-introspection
Install ruby-introspection Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-introspection using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-introspection
Install ruby-introspection Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-introspection using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-introspection
How To Uninstall ruby-introspection on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ruby-introspection package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-introspection
Uninstall ruby-introspection And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-introspection and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-introspection
Remove ruby-introspection Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-introspection configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-introspection
Remove ruby-introspection configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-introspection configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-introspection
Dependencies
ruby-introspection have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-introspection package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.